Rugby World Cup 2023: Today’s match, full schedule and group standings
England face Samoa today in their final pool match of the Rugby World Cup having already secured their quarter-final spot, after Japan toppled Samoa last week.
Steve Borthwick has named a bold side to tackle the Samoans, declining the option to rest key players and reuniting George Ford and Owen Farrell for his 10-12 axis.
England confirmed their progress as Pool D winners with a match to spare, taking full advantage of being positioned in the easier half of the draw.
When they arrived in France, expectation outside the squad was at an all-time time low amid fears they would fail to emerge from the group, having lost five out of their previous six Tests. But they have brushed aside Argentina, Japan and Chile and confidence is growing that they can advance deep into the World Cup.
Today’s Rugby World Cup matches
Wales v Georgia, Stade de la Beaujoire, 2pm ITV1
England v Samoa, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4.45pm ITV1
Ireland v Scotland, Stade de France, 8pm ITV1
How do I watch the Rugby World Cup on TV?
ITV have the exclusive broadcast rights in the UK. The channel for each match is listed below (the vast majority are on ITV1). You can read our guide to the 12 best pundits and commentators working at the tournament.
The radio commentary of every match is available only on the BBC, across Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds service.
In the US, the tournament is being shown on NBC Sports. In South Africa the TV coverage is on SuperSport.
Rugby World Cup 2023 full results, fixtures and schedule
All matches on ITV1 unless specified
Remaining pool matches
Sunday, Oct 8 – Japan v Argentina, Stade de la Beaujoire, 12pm
Sunday, Oct 8 – Tonga v Romania, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, 4.45pm - ITV 3
Sunday, Oct 8 – Fiji v Portugal, Stade de Toulouse, 8pm - ITV 4
Quarter-finals
Saturday, Oct 14 (QF1) – Wales (almost certainly) v Runner-up Pool D, Stade de Marseille, 4pm
Saturday, Oct 14 (QF2) – Winner Pool B v New Zealand (almost certainly), Stade de France, 8pm
Sunday, Oct 15 (QF3) – England v Runner-up Pool C, Stade de Marseille, 4pm
Sunday, Oct 15 (QF4) – Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B, Stade de France, 8pm
Semi-finals
Friday, Oct 20 – Winner QF1 v Winner QF2, Stade de France, 8pm
Saturday, Oct 21 – Winner QF3 v Winner QF4, Stade de France, 8pm
Bronze medal match
Friday, Oct 27 – Runner-up SF 1 v Runner-up SF 2, Stade de France, 8pm
Final
Saturday, Oct 28 – Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2, Stade de France, 8pm
Pool-stage results
Friday, Sept 8 – France 27 New Zealand 13
Saturday, Sept 9 – Italy 52 Namibia 8
Saturday, Sept 9 – Ireland 82 Romania 8
Saturday, Sept 9 – Australia 35 Georgia 15
Saturday, Sept 9 – England 27 Argentina 10
Sunday, Sept 10 – Japan 42 Chile 12
Sunday, Sept 10 – South Africa 18 Scotland 3
Sunday, Sept 10 – Wales 32 Fiji 26
Thursday, Sept 14 – France 27 Uruguay 12
Friday, Sept 15 – New Zealand 71 Namibia 3
Saturday, Sept 16 – Samoa 43 Chile 10
Saturday, Sept 16 – Wales 28 Portugal 8
Saturday, Sept 16 – Ireland 59 Tonga 16
Sunday, Sept 17 – South Africa 76 Romania 0
Sunday, Sept 17 – Australia 15 v Fiji 22
Sunday, Sept 17 – England 34 Japan 12
Wednesday, Sept 20 – Italy 38 Uruguay 17
Thursday, Sept 21 – France 96 Namibia 0
Friday, Sept 22 – Argentina 19 Samoa 10
Saturday, Sept 23 – Georgia 18 Portugal 18
Saturday, Sept 23 – England 71 Chile 0
Saturday, Sept 23 – South Africa 8 Ireland 13
Sunday, Sept 24 – Scotland 45 Tonga 17
Sunday, Sept 24 – Wales 40 Australia 6
Wednesday, Sept 27 – Uruguay 36 Namibia 26
Thursday, Sept 28 – Japan 28 Samoa 22
Friday, Sept 29 – New Zealand 96 Italy 17
Saturday, Sept 30 – Argentina 59 Chile 5
Saturday, Sept 30 – Fiji 17 Georgia 12
Saturday, Sept 30 – Scotland 84 Romania 0
Sunday, Oct 1 – Australia 34 Portugal 14
Sunday, Oct 1 – South Africa 49 Tonga 18
Thursday, Oct 5 – New Zealand 73 Uruguay 0
Friday, Oct 6 – France 60 Italy 7
Who is in what pool?
Where is the Rugby World Cup taking place?
The 2023 Rugby World Cup is being played in France across nine stadiums in nine cities. The final will be played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (Paris).
Stade de France (capacity 80,698) – Saint-Denis, Paris
Stade de Marseille (67,394) – Marseille
OL Stadium (59,186) – Lyon
Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50,186) – Lille
Stade de Bordeaux (42,115) – Bordeaux
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (41,965) – Saint-Étienne
Stade de Nice (35,624) – Nice
Stade de la Beaujoire (35,322) – Nantes
Stade de Toulouse (33,150) – Toulouse
Who is playing?
A total of 20 teams qualified for the Rugby World Cup. These teams were split into four pools of five, with each pool getting one team from five ‘bands’.
Band one featured the four highest-ranked teams from when the draw for the tournament was made back in 2019 (South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales). Band two comprised the next four highest-ranked teams (Ireland, Australia, France, Japan) and band three the four after that (Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, Italy).
Each side in the first three bands qualified automatically for the tournament owing to their world ranking, while the further two bands comprised the sides who had made it into the tournament via qualifying (Samoa, Georgia, Uruguay, Tonga, Namibia, Romania, Chile, Portugal).
South Africa are the defending champions. They beat England in the final in 2019.
England’s World Cup squad
Forwards (19)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)***
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)*
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears)*
Jamie George (Saracens)**
Maro Itoje (Saracens)*
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)***
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)*
Joe Marler (Harlequins)**
George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
David Ribbans (Toulon)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)*
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens) **
Jack Walker (Harlequins)
Jack Willis (Toulouse)
Backs (14)
Henry Arundell (Racing 92)
Danny Care (Harlequins)*
Elliot Daly (Saracens)*
Owen Farrell (Saracens)**
George Ford (Sale Sharks)**
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby)
Max Malins (Bristol Bears)
Joe Marchant (Stade Francais)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks)**
Jonny May (Gloucester)**
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)***
*denotes number of Rugby World Cup tournaments played
Recommended
Will Greenwood's guide to the England squad
Best of the latest odds
Ireland: 10/3
South Africa: 10/3
New Zealand: 7/2
France: 7/2
England: 13/1
Wales: 28/1
Argentina: 40/1
Fiji: 50/1
Scotland: 100/1
Japan: 1000/1
Australia: 1000/1
Odds correct as of October 7. Having a punt? First take a look at these Rugby World Cup free bets and betting offers.